Barbecue

Prairie Fire announces permanent closure

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Kansas City-style barbecue restaurant Prairie Fire has announced it will permanently close its doors this weekend.

Temper lines up fifth London restaurant in Paddington

07-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Steakhouse and barbecue restaurant Temper will open its fifth London restaurant next month in Paddington.

Contemporary Korean restaurant Chungdam opens in Soho

19-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

The London-based CJ One Group has launched a new contemporary Korean barbecue restaurant concept on Greek Street in Soho.

How I Got Here: Curtis Bell

15-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

The founder of barbecue restaurant brand From The Ashes BBQ on his troubles with tronc, loving food from a young age, and the importance of chefs concentrating on their craft.

Sam Lee: “We’ve taken Temper back to its roots”

16-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The boss of barbecue restaurant group Temper on realigning the brand under a core concept, returning to the expansion trail, and struggles with staffing and energy costs

Latest opening: Acme Fire Cult

08-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Clarke and Daniel Watkins have found a permanent home for their live fire cooking concept at Dalston’s 40FT Brewery.

Andrew Clarke and Daniel Watkins' Acme Fire Cult finds permanent home in Dalston

22-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Former St Leonards chefs Andrew Clarke and Daniel Watkins have found a permanent home for their vegetable-focused barbecue concept Acme Fire Cult at 40FT Brewery in London's Dalston.

Temper heads to Shoreditch for fourth London restaurant

10-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Steakhouse and barbecue restaurant Temper has announced plans open a fourth London restaurant having secured a site on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch.

Big Easy continues expansion with first non-London restaurant

18-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Barbecue restaurant group Big Easy will open its first restaurant outside of the capital after signing on a location at Bluewater.

Big Easy to open Stratford restaurant this month

21-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Barbecue restaurant group Big Easy will open its fourth London venue at the tail-end of this month, in Stratford.

Bourbon-focused venue to open in Bow

13-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The mother and son duo behind London pubs including The Angel of Bow, Odette and Dominic Gibson are to open a bourbon bar and smokehouse in East London later this week.

'Chronic' staff shortages force permanent closure of Hang Fire Southern Kitchen

26-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Sam Evans and Shauna Guinn's renowned Barry-based barbecue restaurant Hang Fire Southern Kitchen in Wales has been forced to close permanently as a result of 'chronic' post-pandemic staff shortages.

Kudu duo to open fourth venue

04-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Kudu Collective’s Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams have acquired the former Truman’s pub on Peckham’s Nunhead Lane for a 50-cover restaurant that will be focused on the braai - a South African grill using only wood and charcoal.

Flash-grilled: Michael Gratz

19-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Kansas City-born restaurateur and pit master, who owns London barbecue joint Prairie Fire, on memories of White Castle burgers, and starting out as a prep chef at just 13.

London's Two Tribes brewery to launch BBQ venue

15-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

King’s Cross-based craft brewer Two Tribes Brewery is to launch an open air cooking-focused venue that will initially be operated by From The Ashes BBQ.

David Carter on creating a more stripped-back version of Smokestak

03-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Shoreditch barbecue restaurant Smokestak re-opens its doors tomorrow with a simplified offer centred around meat cooked overnight sold by the 100g.

Latest opening: Prairie Fire

17-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Kansas City barbecue concept Prairie Fire has opened its first bricks and mortar restaurant, within spitting distance of Westfield London.

Yori to open third London restaurant

20-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

London-based Korean barbecue brand Yori is to add a third restaurant location to its portfolio next month, opening on the former Jidori site in Covent Garden.

Southern comfort: how Hickory's expansion tactics are paying dividends

11-Sep-2019 By Georgi Gyton

American barbecue brand Hickory’s has opened 10 restaurants in as many years. But it’s now looking to fire up its rate of openings.

Red Dog Saloon founder to launch Indian barbecue concept

24-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Tom Brooke is to launch an Indian-inspired charcoal barbecue concept on the site of his Red Dog Saloon restaurant in Nottingham this September.

Tom Griffiths to launch Flank OG barbecue concept

15-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Tom Griffiths is to launch a third incarnation of his nose-to-tail cooking concept Flank, with a focus on ‘authentic American barbecue’.

Bodean's BBQ closes Balham restaurant and eyes delivery hub

21-Jun-2019 By Andrew Don

Bodean’s BBQ has exited its Balham restaurant, blaming the accumulation of high delivery costs on top of steep rents and rates.

Pitt Cue closes its doors

10-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Renowned London barbecue restaurant Pitt Cue has closed its doors after more than eight years operating in the capital.

Red Dog Saloon founder: “There were so many bad barbecue restaurants, people got sick of it”

03-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Tom Brooke launched American restaurant Red Dog Saloon in London in 2011 and has since grown the brand to three sites in the capital and one each in Southampton, Liverpool and Nottingham.

Red's True Barbecue opens Leicester restaurant

08-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Red’s True Barbecue has opened its first Leicester restaurant, inside a BrewDog bar.

Youtube star DJ BBQ to launch crowdfund for Suffolk restaurant

22-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Barbecue cookbook author and Youtuber Christian Stevenson, aka DJ BBQ, is to launch a crowdfunding campaign to open his first bricks and mortar restaurant in Suffolk.

How I Got Here: Tom Brooke

07-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Tom Brooke opened the first Red Dog Saloon on Hoxton Square back in 2010. The six-strong group is now a national player with sites as far flung as Liverpool and Southampton.

Tom Sellers to host a three-week Robin Hood inspired pop up

15-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Tom Sellers is launching a three-week pop up in April while his Michelin-starred Restaurant Story undergoes a full interior renovation.

Last days of the Goat: Smoking Goat Soho will close for good this month

04-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The original Soho-based outpost of Thai barbecue restaurant Smoking Goat will close permanently on 14 January.

Shuang Shuang launches Korean BBQ and Chinese hotpot fusion pop up

04-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Chinatown restaurant Shuang Shuang is launching a pop up concept, Mookrata, combining its existing hotpot options with a Korean barbecue selection.

Latest opening: Flank

01-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Nose-to-tail cooking concept Flank has moved to London to join a host of up-and-coming restaurant brands at the newly redeveloped Old Spitalfields Market.

Roski's Liverpool opening to go ahead despite Anton Piotrowski's failed crowdfund

16-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

MasterChef: The Professionals champion Anton Piotrowski will open his Liverpool restaurant Roski this November, despite failing to meet his target for the crowdfunding campaign he launched in August.

Restaurant Eats Out: Shoreditch

29-Jun-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From Nordic barbecue to Himalayan and Peruvian, there is no shortage of eclectic and original restaurants in east London’s Shoreditch. 

Chefs’ Secrets of Success: Tom Adams of Pitt Cue

16-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

In the third of our Chefs' Secrets series, we caught up with Pitt Cue's Tom Adams to ask: How does a barbecue food truck grow into a much-loved meat legend?

Rum Kitchen to open third site, in London’s Brixton

08-Jul-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Rum Kitchen, the Caribbean-style restaurant and bar, is to open its third site, in London’s Brixton, on 1 August.

Porky's crowdfunding to become the 'biggest BBQ chain in the UK'

10-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Memphis-style restaurant Porky’s is launching a crowdfunding campaign to become ‘the biggest barbecue chain in the UK’.

Pitt the elder: Why Pitt Cue is growing up

16-Feb-2016 By Stefan Chomka

On a gloomy January in 2012 the net curtains of Pitt Cue in Soho twitched for the first time as Tom Adams and Jamie Berger’s barbecue efforts finally became a permanent fixture of the London restaurant scene.

Aberdeen restaurant relaunches as Cue

28-Jan-2016 By Liam Garrahan

Aberdeen-based Beetroot Restaurants Ltd has announced the opening of CUE Barbecue, which replaces the company’s The Courtyard restaurant after a one-month renovation process.

Brad McDonald of The Lockhart and Shotgun: Redefining southern comfort food

09-Dec-2015 By Stefan Chomka

As executive chef of The Lockhart and now newly opened barbecue restaurant Shotgun in Soho, Mississippi-born Brad McDonald is on a mission to redefine the food of the southern states. 

Business Profile: Red's True Barbecue

06-Oct-2015 By Stefan Chomka

With their hot sauces in retail, a cookbook under their belts and a sixth site about to launch, Red’s True Barbecue’s James Douglas and Scott Munro are fired up for further growth.

Red's True Barbecue set for Liverpool

13-Aug-2015 By M&C Allerga Foodservice

Red’s True Barbecue, the fast­growing smokehouse concept, is to make its debut in Liverpool this November after securing a site in the city’s Hanover Street, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has learnt.

Bodean's switches to gluten-free barbecue sauces and rubs

28-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

London-based barbecue restaurant group Bodean's has removed gluten from all its barbecue sauces and rubs, meaning that almost all its meat dishes are gluten-free. 

Noble Inns to open second Neil Rankin-inspired Smokehouse

16-Mar-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Noble Inns is to capitalise on the success of its Islington smokehouse and grill concept by opening a second site in West London.

The Mac Factory begins London expansion with Covent Garden pop up

02-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

Street food concept The Mac Factory is opening a weekly pop up at Covent Garden based Earlham Street Clubhouse, and plans to open a permanent site later this year.

PS - the Pub Company rolls out Blue's Smokehouse concept

27-Feb-2015 By Carina Perkins

PS - the Pub Company will open its second Blue's Smokehouse in Twickenham this weekend as it looks to roll out the concept in and around London.

Porky's outlines 2015 expansion plans

30-Jan-2015 By Ruth Williams

Porky’s, the Memphis BBQ restaurant, is rolling out four sites this year as part of its plan to reach 10 over the next two years, according to BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Report.

Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse

20-Oct-2014 By Mark Wingett

Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based American BBQ restaurant chain.

All-day restaurant Brighton Way opens in Streatham

08-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

Casual British restaurant Brighton Way has opened its doors in Streatham, London.

Business Profile: Bodean's

06-Oct-2014 By Stefan Chomka

After a five-year hiatus and a shrinking estate, barbecue brand Bodean’s is back on the expansion trail. Founder Andre Blais discusses why he won’t be getting his fingers burnt this time round.

HotBox pop-up to open permanent site in London

01-Oct-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Barbecue restaurant HotBox will open its first permanent site in Spitalfields this November, having tested the concept out as a series of pop-ups across the capital.